Wang Chuanfu won the "2020 China Top Ten Economic Figures of the Year"

On February 8, "2020 Top Ten Economic Figures of the Year Selection" jointly produced by China Business News, Sina Finance and Wu Xiaobo Channel announced the final list of winning entrepreneurs. Wang Chuanfu, Chairman and President of BYD, was elected "2020 China Economic Person of the Year".

Reasons for winning the award

He is the leader of China's new energy vehicles, and the sales of new energy vehicles have ranked first in the country for eight consecutive years. He insists that "technology is king", and in 2020 led BYD to launch a number of innovative technologies such as blade batteries, leading the global power battery safety to a new height, demonstrating the technological confidence in the field of electrification and intelligence. Faced with the crisis of the new crown epidemic, he switched to mask manufacturing and became the world's largest mask manufacturer, playing an important role in the global fight against the epidemic.

"Top Ten Economic People of the Year" is hailed as the "Oscar" of China's economic circles. In the past five years, well-known entrepreneurs such as Dong Mingzhu, Zong Qinghou, Lei Jun, Zhou Hongyi, Liang Jianzhang, Yu Liang, Li Ning, Cheng Wei, Chen Dongsheng, Zhang Wenzhong, Liu Qingfeng, Liu Yonghao, etc. have won the "Top Ten Economic People of the Year". All are business leaders in all walks of life.

The selection of "Top Ten Economic Figures of the Year in 2020" is the sixth year of the selection of the Top Ten Economic Figures of the Year. The theme continues in previous years, "A tribute to the driving force of the times", with "innovative, disruptive, forward-looking, growth, and cutting-edge" Five dimensions, looking for leading entrepreneurs who lead the beauty of business, industry innovation, and the tide of the times in this transitional era. The selection was officially launched in September 2020. After the recommendation of the institution (judges), the public voting, and the re-evaluation meeting of the judges, it took five months to select the final "Top 10 Economic Figures of the Year in 2020" and the winners of the "Economic Figures of the Year 2020 Award" .

In 2020, the new crown pneumonia epidemic will be fierce, and the complex and changeable external environment will pose severe challenges to the development of enterprises, and also test the responsibility and persistence of entrepreneurs. Although all industries are difficult, they are in danger.Innovators win. In this context, it is particularly important to look for China's economic role model and pay tribute to the strongest driving force of the era. The announcement of the “Top Ten Economic Figures of the Year in 2020” is even more significant.

"In the face of huge challenges, Chinese entrepreneurs and friends did not waste this crisis, but everyone walked out of their comfort zone, embraced change, and became the brave person who challenged the crisis." Chairman of the jury, famous Finance writer Wu Xiaobo said.

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